The World Market for Point of Care (POC) Diagnostics Visit our ‘Point of Care Testing’ curated page for complete industry coverage. Clinical diagnostic tests performed outside the central laboratory or decentralized testing are generally known as point of care (POC) diagnostic tests. The increasing introduction of transportable, portable, and handheld diagnostic instruments has resulted in […]

Cell Culture: The Market for Media, Sera and Reagents The growth in biopharmaceuticals is creating an unprecedented increase in demand for cell culture products. Biopharmaceutical products are developed from large, complex protein molecules, which require equally complex manufacturing methods and an array of analytical techniques.  This Kalorama Information report, Cell Culture; The Market for Media, […]

The Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditures in the United States Out-of-pocket expenditures for health care products and services in the United States continue to rise and in 2015 represent a significant portion of consumers’ incomes. This is the result of a variety of factors including an aging U.S. population, rising utilization of medical products and services, and […]

Proteomics research is increasingly involved in the development of modern clinical medicine from the identification of drug targets, the validation of biomarkers, and optimization of resulting drug leads and assays.  Pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies spend tens of billions of dollars on translational research, which has increased the focus on instruments capable of powerfully assaying and […]

The Global Market for Medical Devices, 6th Edition The publication of the sixth edition of Kalorama Information’s Global Market for Medical Devices coincides with a number of changes in the medical device market. A major merger between Medtronic and Covidien has changed market share position, and that merger was not unique. Companies in the device […]

The Market for Prenatal, Newborn and Carrier Genetic Testing The Market for Prenatal, Newborn and Carrier Genetic Testing discusses the technologies and tests used in chromosomal analysis and in the diagnosis of inherited disorders and the detection of carriers of inherited diseases. The growing global genetic testing laboratory services market is discussed, including: carrier testing […]

EMR 2015: The Market for Electronic Medical Records This Kalorama Information report, EMR 2015: The Market for Electronic Medical Records, is the resource that electronic medical records (EMR) companies use for business planning, benchmarking, and opportunity analysis.  This 490-page report is a complete global analysis of the EMR / EHR market.  The eighth annual report concluded […]

As cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality in the  developed world, it is natural that a great deal of emphasis should be placed on devices used to treat advanced cardiovascular disease, particularly arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. This report, Cardiac Rhythm Device Markets, includes cardiac rhythm management devices with both external and internal applications. […]

The Market for Clinical Chemistry Routine clinical chemistry comprises 30 to 40 tests of substrates, metabolites, electrolytes, blood gases, enzymes and lipids that can be organized into panels for specialty patient investigation and routine patient screening. Common specialty panels include those for renal clearance, liver function, and metabolic status. Clinical chemistries are performed on analyzers […]

The World Market for Dialysis Equipment and Services (United States, Japan, UK, Germany, France, Italy, India, China, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Russia and Other Nations) The dialysis industry enjoys a unique place in the healthcare sector with a comparatively small patient base but large revenue base for needed services. The industry encompasses the […]